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Original

Ludwig Van Beethoven. Sextet In E Flat Op.81b - Urtext Study Score. Sheet Music. French Horn. Duet. , Violin. Duet. , Viola, Cello, Double Bass. HN. VLN. VLA. VLC. DB. Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Translation

Ludwig Van Beethoven. Sextet In E Flat Op.81b - Urtext Study Score. Sheet Music. French Horn. Duet. , Violin. Duet. , Viola, Cello, Double Bass. HN. VLN. VLA. VLC. DB. Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Original

It is hardly surprising that Beethoven did not write any more chamber music for winds after 1800. Following the change to middle-class musical culture, demand declined for buoyant serenades and divertimenti intended for court circles – a genre that Beethoven had reservations about as it was. Composed in 1795 with no known occasion in mind, his Sextet op. 81b is thus all the more remarkable, standing out on account of the unusual virtuosity of the horn parts. This edition is the first to provide the bass part as originally intended by Beethoven. for violoncello supported by a double bass. In addition to the original horn parts in E flat, it also contains transposed parts in F..

Translation

It is hardly surprising that Beethoven did not write any more chamber music for winds after 1800. Following the change to middle-class musical culture, demand declined for buoyant serenades and divertimenti intended for court circles – a genre that Beethoven had reservations about as it was. Composed in 1795 with no known occasion in mind, his Sextet op. 81b is thus all the more remarkable, standing out on account of the unusual virtuosity of the horn parts. This edition is the first to provide the bass part as originally intended by Beethoven. for violoncello supported by a double bass. In addition to the original horn parts in E flat, it also contains transposed parts in F..